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Moon, Mars, Saturn on July 14-16
Mars is brighter than Saturn, and Saturn is brighter than a nearby bright star, Antares in the constellation Scorpius.
July 14, 2016
Keeping Earth safe from asteroids
How NASA is working to keep Earth safe from asteroids and other hazards that come from deep space.
July 13, 2016
Juno’s 1st in-orbit view of Jupiter
Color view from JunoCam, showing the planet, the Red Spot and several moons. Plus ... calling all astrophotographers to participate in the mission!
July 13, 2016
Earth’s shadow in infrared
"I wasn't happy with my visible light photos, but Earth's shadow showed great in IR. The rest was just working out the photo conditions by trial and error."
July 13, 2016
Moon approaching Mars on July 13
If you miss the moon and Mars tonight, try tomorrow night! Also, the moon will move on to pair up with Saturn on July 15.
July 13, 2016
Russian glacier-covered volcano erupting
The Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is erupting. Ash explosions affecting air traffic could occur at any time.
July 12, 2016
Deepest-yet look into Orion Nebula
Peering deeper into the Orion Nebula than ever before, astronomers have found a plethora of low-mass objects, some isolated "planets" and some brown dwarfs.
July 12, 2016
New dwarf planet beyond Neptune
The object labeled RR245 is traveling toward its closest approach to our sun. It'll reach this (very distant) closest point - 3 billion miles, or 5 billion km - around 2096.
July 11, 2016
Many fish evolved to survive on land
"A fish out of water might seem an extraordinary thing, but in fact it is quite a common phenomenon," said these researchers.
July 11, 2016
